Combined music-rack and leaf-turner.



PATENTBD MAY 21, 1907.

RI'. R. VAN VLRGK. GONIRINRNV MUSIC RACK AND LRAF TURNER.

APPLICATION FILED HAB. 14, 1907.

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UNTER@ HENRY E. VAN Vlililidl'l, Ulf GREAT BEND,

COlVlBlN Wl AN Specification of lLetters atent.

Patented May e1, 1907.

Application tiled March 14, 1907i Serial No. 362,259.

To GIZ/Z 1071/011?, it '11m/ U conce/"rt:

Be it known that l, HENRY E. VAN Vasen, a citizen of the VUnited States, and a resident of Great Bend, in the county of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania., have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Combined lrlusic-Racks and lieaf-lurners, of which the following is a specification.

lily invention relates, to improvenwnts in combined music racks and leaf turners.

lt has for its olriect te provide a rack adapted to support music in tl e proper position on a piano, organ or like instrument and having means adapted to he operated Voy the knee of the performer for successively turningl over the leaves of the music, and thereby leaving the hands absolutely free for playing.

lft has for a further object to provide a device of the characte set forth embodying advantages in point of perfect operation and simplicity and. ii'iexpensiveness of construe tion.

ln the drawings: Figure l. is a fragn'ientary front view of a piano having my combined music rack and leaf turner 'mounted thereon. Fig. 2 a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2v2 of llig. l, looking in the direction of the arrow, and showing one of the l turning arms turned over and the part"w position tohe operated to turn over another arm, enlarged scale, hut showing one of the l turning arms turned over and the parts i the position they assun'ie after having released another' arm. Fig/4l a fragmenhujf vertical sectional view, taken on the line Ll--l of llig. l looking in the direction of the arrow and shoii'ing one of the music supporting arms and the clamp at the lower end. 5 is a i'ierspective view of one of the leaf t ing arms and its clamp, and Fig. (i is a l mentary detail view of the middle music supporting arm and the clamp on the upper er l.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the 'figures of the drawii'i illustrating my invention.

Referring to the drawings, l designates a piano, Z the key-hoard and 3 tl'ie ledge aliove ifi ` the key-hoard on which the 4l. of my combined music rack and leaf 'turner is supported.

To the hase 2 are secured upiif'ardly extending rearwardly inclined music supporting arms 5 against. the lower ends of which spring clamps 6 hear and serve to hold the outer pages of the music at the bottoni and F a vview similar to Fig. 2 on ai .1

a spring clamp r is mounted on the middle arm to hold the upper edge of theleaves at their fold.

'lhe `hase 2 at amcentral point in its front face is provided with a large groove S having grrm'ves S) and l() extending laterally therefrom through its ends and i'ipiif'ardly extendy, @""ooves ll and l2 leading therefrom through its top.

"tical shaft lil is secured` at a central si the grooif'e hetween the upper and -valls thereof and around this shaft thel l leaf turning arms les are loosely wound one anove the other, their rear ends being seem'ed in the rear wall of the groove S and the other ends of said. arms in their normal f?. restrained position, extending upwardly iugh the groove l2 and being provided th clamps l5 for engaging the lower edges 1e music leaves.

he leaf turning arms are restrained lo the of the shaft l?) so tliattlieir upper ends "i the groove l2, hy a spring detcnr, i6,

of ne groove S and the other end provided,

with a nose 17 against which the upturned end of the outer leaf turning arm hears.

A rod l?) is slidaiily located in the recesses H, l) and l() of the hase 2 and held therein hy a keeper 20 driven into the rear wall ol" the recess ll), the end 20" Vthereof extending into die recess l() and heing turned inwardly so as to come opposite the dc'ient 16 at a point inst at 'the rear of the upturned end of the leaf turning arm hearing against the nose l?, and the other end of said rod 19 `being pivotally connected to the upper end of an arm 2l pivoally supported on the piano and lia-ving its lower end pivolally connected to one end of a rod .22 slidahly supported in keepers 2:1, 2l and 25 driven. into the piano lieneaih the key Vhoard and having its other end 25 turned downiif'ardly so as to provide for the engagement of the knee of the performer` Lheres-:ilih to slide the rod in one dire dion.

A coil spring 26 is mounted on the rod 22, one end thereof hearing against the keeper 241- and 'the other end against a collar 27 secured on said shaft and therehy holding the turned down end Z5" of said rod normally in engagement with the keeper and the turned in ond 20il of the rod lf) .normally out of engagement with 'the spring delent lli.

Assuming the parts to he in the position shown hy lfigs. l and 2, to turn a leaf over the performer moves his knee lo the right IOO IIO

against the end 251L of the rod 22 sliding said rod to the right against the action of the spring 26 and through the medium of its pivoted connection with the rod 1Q slides said rod to the left bringing the end 2O;L thereof against the spring detent 16 between the upturned end of the leaf turning arm bearing against the nose 17 and the upturned end of the adjacent leaf turning arm, thereby moving said detent to the left and releasing the front leaf turning arm to turn over its leaf while restraining the other leaf turning arms behind it, after which the knee of the operator is moved out of contact with the end 25L of the rod 22 allowing the spring 26 to again expand and restore the rods 19 and 22 and the arm 21 to their normal positiions.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise details and arrangements of parts shown and described, but reserve the right -to all modifications within the scope of my invention.

Having new described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character set forth, a base having in its front face a central recess, recesses leading therefrom through its ends and recesses leading therefrom through its top, a fixed shaft in said central recess, spring leaf turning arms, one end of each being wound loosely around said shaft and being secured to said base and the other end eX- tending upwardly through 4a recess leading through the top of the base, a spring detent for restraining said arms in normal position, a reciprocal rod adapted to be moved by the knee of the operator to engage said detent between the two front leaf turning arms and move it so as to release the front leaf turning arm and means for returning said rod to normal position, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character set forth, a base, a shaft fixed on said base, spring leaf turning arms, one end of each being wound loosely around said shaft and being secured. to said base and the other end extending upwardly, a spring detent engaging the upturned ends of said arms and restraining them in normal position, a reciprocating rod adapted to be moved by the knee of the operator to engage said detent between the two front leaf turning arms and move it so as to release the front leaf turning arm and means for returning said rod to normal position, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character set forth, a base, spring music turning arms thereon, a spring detent thereon for restraining said arms in normal position, a reciprocating rod mounted thereon, a second reciprocating rod. mounted in position to be engaged by the knee of the operator, apivotally mounted arm pivotally connecting said reciprocating rods, whereby motion is transmitted to the vfirst mentioned rod from the second mentioned rod to move the rst mentioned rod vinto engagement with said detent between the two front leaf turning arms and move it so as to release the front leaf turning arm and means for returning said rods and arm to normal position, substantially as described.

Signed at Great Bend, in the county of Susquehanna, and State of Pennsylvanim this 28th day of February, A. D. 1907 HENRY E. VAN VIJICCK.

/Vitnesses CECILE VAN VLECK, EMMA VAN VLECK. 

